x

Five With National Squads - Ipswich Town News

Town have five players away on international duty this week, the most since relegation from the Premiership.

Stand-in skipper Jason De Vos has flown to Canada where he will skipper former Blue Frank Yallop's side in their first WorldCup qualifying semi-final group game against Guatemala in Vancouver on Wednesday.

Town have three players in Peter Taylor's England U21 squad; Darren Bent, who has five caps, Matt Richards and Ian Westlake who are first-time call-ups.

Taylor has long been an admirer of the Blues' youth system, regularly calling on the services of Kieron Dyer, Richard Wright, David Johnson and James Scowcroft in his previous spell with England. The current Hull boss also signed Scowcroft when manager at Leicester.

Taylor's side face the Ukraine at Middlesbrough on Tuesday night in a game being shown live on Sky Sports One (7.30pm).

Second choice keeper Lewis Price will be looking to win his first Welsh U21 cap when he travels to Riga for a game with Latvia on Wednesday afternoon.

Striker Shefki Kuqi was called into a provisional Finland squad for their match against Romania but was ultimately left out of the travelling party.

What to read next:

Young Watches Son as U21s Beat Needham
Former England star and apparent Town target Ashley Young watched his son Tyler feature as a trialist for Town's U21s on Tuesday evening as they beat 10-man Needham Market 2-1 at Bloomfields in a pre-season friendly.
Young Watching Town U21s at Needham
Veteran former England international Ashley Young is watching Town’s U21s in friendly action at Needham Market with his son Tyler on trial with John McGreal’s squad.
Blues Beaten By Hammers in Behind Closed Doors Friendlies
Town played two 60-minute behind-closed-doors friendlies with West Ham United at their Rush Green training ground this afternoon.
Halajko New Director of Football Operations, Chenery Appointed Academy Manager
Dmitri Halajko, previously Town’s academy director, has been appointed the new director of football operations, TWTD having revealed Gary Probert’s departure for a job at Liverpool a fortnight ago, while Ben Chenery has been named academy manager.
Town Women Sign Striker Dean
Ipswich Town Women have signed striker Rianna Dean following her Southampton exit at the end of last season.
Chaplin: Opener at Birmingham One to Look Forward To
Ipswich Town’s season opener against Birmingham City is a clash that the whole squad are looking forward to, according to forward Conor Chaplin.
Fourteen Sign Contracts Ahead of WSL2 Campaign
Town have confirmed that 14 players have signed new contracts with the women’s side for the WSL2 season ahead.
U21s in Action at Needham
Town’s U21s are in friendly action against Southern League Premier Division Central side Needham Market at Bloomfields this evening (KO 7.45pm).
Town Women to Host Villa U21s in Friendly
Ipswich Town Women will play a friendly against WSL side Aston Villa’s U21s at the Martello Ground in Felixstowe on Sunday 17th August (KO 2pm).
Town Yet to Open Young Talks
TWTD understands Town are yet to open talks with veteran former England international Ashley Young, but there is interest.